India seeking to recover the body of an Everest climber known as ‘Green Boots’
Summary
Indian authorities want to bring down the body of a climber called “Green Boots” from Mount Everest, nearly 30 years after he died there. The climber is believed to be Dorje Morup, who died in a deadly 1996 storm while climbing Everest’s northern side in Tibet.Key Facts
- Dorje Morup was part of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition that climbed Everest in May 1996.
- Morup and two others died in a storm that killed eight climbers during one of Everest’s deadliest accidents.
- Morup’s body, known as “Green Boots” because of his bright green boots, has been a well-known landmark on Everest’s northeast route.
- His remains lie high in the “death zone” above 8,000 meters, where oxygen is low and conditions are very dangerous.
- India’s Indo-Tibetan Border Police are hiring experts to recover the body, but need permission from Chinese authorities who control the Tibetan side of Everest.
- China has recently limited climbing on Everest’s Tibetan side but has not commented on this recovery plan.
- Recovering bodies at this altitude is risky, costly, and requires climbers to carry remains down steep, dangerous slopes on foot.
- About 350 people have died on Mount Everest since it was first climbed in 1953, with many bodies still left on the mountain.
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